Month: July 2025

Following YouTube, Meta announces crackdown on ‘unoriginal’ Facebook content Like YouTube, Meta says it won’t penalize users who are engaging with other people’s content, doing things like making reaction videos, joining a trend, or adding their own takes. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/following-youtube-meta-announces-crackdown-on-unoriginal-facebook-content/

Episource is notifying millions of people that their health data was stolen The UnitedHealth-owned medical coding service was hacked earlier this year by a ransomware gang. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/episource-is-notifying-millions-of-people-that-their-health-data-was-stolen/

Ex-Sequoia partner Matt Miller targets $400m European tech fund, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sequoia-partner-matt-miller-new-fund-european-tech/

Meta acquires voice startup Play AI Meta has acquired Play AI, a startup that uses AI to generate human-sounding voices. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/13/meta-acquires-voice-startup-play-ai/

Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots Therapy chatbots powered by large language models may stigmatize users with mental health conditions and otherwise respond inappropriately or even dangerously, according to researchers at Stanford University. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/13/study-warns-of-significant-risks-in-using-ai-therapy-chatbots/

Elon Musk’s SpaceX might invest $2 billion in Musk’s xAI One Elon Musk business might be making a big investment in another. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/13/elon-musks-spacex-might-invest-2-billion-in-musks-xai/

UK launches £500M package to support diverse, underrepresented investors and founders The British Business Bank, owned by the UK government, is creating a £500 million (around $674 million) economic package to help support diverse and underrepresented fund managers and founders in the country.  Fifty million pounds will be set aside

The countdown’s almost over: 2 days until TechCrunch All Stage 2025 kicks off in Boston TechCrunch All Stage 2025 is almost here — In 2 days, the doors swing open at Boston’s SoWa Power Station. If you’re a founder or investor, this is your last shot to lock in the

Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli: ‘I’m very good at slapping stuff together’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/synthesia-ceo-victor-riparbelli-interview-brunch/

A United Nations research institute created an AI refugee avatar A research institute connected to the United Nations has created two AI-powered avatars designed to teach people about refugee issues. 404 Media wrote about an experiment conducted by a class at the United Nations University Center for Policy Research that